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Cherie Kelley is UW Employee of the First Quarter

April 8, 2013 — Universally
praised for her strong work ethic and can-do attitude, Department of Civil and
Architectural Engineering Accounting Associate Senior Cherie Kelley is the University
of Wyoming’s Outstanding Staff Employee of the First Quarter.

The
award recognizes UW staff members for their efforts toward excellence in the workplace.

“She is
an extremely organized person and has the ability to keep faculty and staff
organized as well,” a nominator wrote. “She is a team player and always works
well with others to get the job done.”

Several
nominations noted that she willingly carried the entire burden of office
services following an employee’s retirement last summer.

“For two
months she put in extra hours to keep our ship afloat -- the whole time with a
positive attitude,” one nominator wrote. When a new person was hired, Kelley “immediately
engaged our new staff member in planning office operations to raise overall
productivity and improve the climate in the department. Office operations have never been better.”

Kelley
says she has never regretted accepting her position at UW in the fall of 2008.

“I love
the academic environment and, oh, the benefits,” says Kelley, who serves on
numerous department and campus committees. “Without Dr. David Bagley, Debbie
Craft and Cricket Farmer-Hoskins, I wouldn’t have made it to where I am now.
Each one mentored me in their own way and I am very grateful.”

Employee
of the Quarter nominees can be any UW staff employee and must receive three
nomination forms from three separate individuals. Nominations must be submitted
to the Staff Senate office. The forms are on the web at www.uwyo.edu/staffsenate/employee-of-the-quarter.

Photo:Cherie
Kelley, accounting associate senior in the Department of Civil and
Architectural Engineering, is the University of Wyoming’s Employee of the
Quarter. (UW Photo)